Staff

George Krebs – Director

What do you for fun?I love backpacking, fly-fishing, motorcycles, and spending time with my family, but not in that order.

What’s one of your proudest moments?Every time I gaze upon my sons.

What is one of your unfulfilled dreams?I really do not have any unfulfilled dreams.

If you had no limits what would be your dream vacation?Fly-fishing in Alaska

What is something God’s been teaching you lately?Less of me, more of Him: how to step back and allow God time to work instead of me trying to make things happen.

George Krebs serves on the staff of the Pennsylvania-Delaware District Council where he directs the Christian Education Department (since 2001) and leads the Bongiorno Conference Center (since 2012). George and his wife Jan have five adult children along with six beautiful grandchildren who refer to him as Poppa G. George spent many years of his life as a layperson, working for a mechanical contractor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While there, he had the opportunity to minister to hundreds of coworkers and was actively involved in the local church.

After graduation from Central Bible College at age 36, he served as Associate Pastor at First Assembly in Peoria, IL for two years and Christian Education and Children’s Pastor at Christian Life Assembly in Camp Hill for seven years.

George’s passion is to partner with the local church in building people into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. This is accomplished through a number of District venues: camps, retreats, mission’s experiences, training conferences, and leadership development settings. George believes some of the greatest life-changing moments occur in a camp and retreat setting. When individuals take a few days and close themselves off from the noise of everyday life, they can hear God whisper to their heart like no other time.

George identifies most with the disciple Peter, due to Peter’s love for Jesus and Peter’s love for fishing.

Office

Amanda Anderson – Operations Director

Getting to Know Amanda

How long have you worked at BCC? Since February 2013

What do you for fun?Reading and spending time with my family

What’s one of your proudest moments?When my four year old memorized his first Scripture (at three years old), Mark 9:37, by memory

What is one of your unfulfilled dreams?Owning a lake house and boat

If you had no limits what would be your dream vacation?Traveling to Switzerland

What is something God’s been teaching you lately?Trusting and relying on Him

Building & Grounds

Durrell Bear – Building & Grounds Director

Getting to Know Durrell

How long have you worked at BCC?I have been at the Conference Center for over 25 years.

What’s one of your proudest moments?My proudest moments have been becoming a father for the first and second time.

What is one of your unfulfilled dreams? My dreams are pretty simplistic I think. I would love to one day own a house on a piece of mountain land or a body of water.

If you had no limits what would be your dream vacation? Earlier this summer, a friend and I were able to see a small portion of the Western U.S. We would one day love to return with our families for a “no time frame” vacation.

What is something God’s been teaching you lately? PATIENCE!!!!! It is all too easy for me to get caught up in the task at hand, forgetting how important the people around me really are.

Food Service

Al Jurado – Food Service Director

Getting to Know Al

How long have you worked at BCC?Over 24 years

What do you for fun?Playing with my grandkids

What’s one of your proudest moments?When I gave my life to the Lord

If you had no limits what would be your dream vacation?2 weeks in Hawaii

What is something God’s been teaching you lately?Don’t sweat the small stuff and focus on him.

Housekeeping

Grisel Jurado – Housekeeping Director

Getting to Know Grisel

How long have you worked at BCC?Over 22 years

What do you for fun?I love to sew for fun when I have the time.

What’s one of your proudest moments?How I got to see how my 2 daughters, Jasmine and Jacqueline, turn out to be loving and caring moms and wives. Most of all, the way they Love the Lord.

What is one of your unfulfilled dreams? To own my own home

If you had no limits what would be your dream vacation? 2 weeks in Puerto Rico with my entire family

What is something God’s been teaching you lately? That no matter how bad things seem, to hold on. He will always pull us through. And, he is always on time.

A Retreat Center You Can Love

We had a great time at BCC. The food was great and we loved our meeting room and sound equipment accommodations. We hope to have our church’s family retreat here next year.

Kristina

Thank you! Everything was wonderful. The on-call staff person was very quick to return/answer calls for keys and maintenance needs.

Candace

The food was great and all the staff members were incredibly friendly and helpful. Thank you for accommodating our group every year. We are so grateful for everyone at Philip Bongiorno and we look forward to working with you in the future!!

Jae

The Girls Volleyball banquet was a huge success! Everyone was so professional and very helpful throughout the entire planning process. The room looked great and worked out perfectly for family photos in front of the fireplace. The Chef and his staff were amazing! They were constantly checking on u…

Lori

The experience was great. Preparations were superb. The food was delicious. The room was beautiful. The staff was helpful and thoughtful.

John

Excellent meeting room and the dinner on Saturday was the best meal we ever had at BCC! Looking forward to the next event!

To George and the staff, Thank you so much for the chance to get away for a few days and work on my relationship with God. The facilities were excellent. It was so nice to have a kitchenette. Everything was a blessing. May God richly bless you for all you do here. Many adults and children will …

Allen

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thank you for your service to us. Good food, accommodations & staff.

Grace

The staff (Housekeeping, Kitchen, Service Personnel, On Call, and Office) are always very helpful. The food was even better than last year which was good. Our campers were blessed by your servant hearts – thank you.

Jim

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Welcome to the Bongiorno Conference Center. We are located in beautiful Central Pennsylvania just six miles outside of Carlisle Pennsylvania. Our mission is to provide a welcoming venue for our guests to hold a life changing conference, retreat or camp. When you arrive on our campus, you’ll agree, this cathedral of the outdoors is a special place; this is where God transforms lives. I invite you to experience the Bongiorno Conference Center where God turns every day into great days.